Vancouver Food Justice Coalition Municipal Election Food Policy Platform – What $15 Can Do: Five Decisions for a Food Secure Vancouver
The City of Vancouver currently spends just $2.30 per household each year on food systems. Increasing that investment to $15 – less than the price of a coffee and a sandwich – could fund everything proposed in this food systems platform. That investment would be enough to build the just and sustainable food system the City has promised since 2003: one that survives the budget cycle and affirms the right to food.
Highlighting the Vancouver Food Asset Map and its Recent Changes
The Vancouver Food Asset Map has recently been updated to reflect the latest changes in the food resources in the city and to introduce new categories for demographics with barriers to food access. Following the recent changes, the number of food resources has increased to over 1000 mapped across Vancouver.
Youth Transitioning Out of Care Food Insecurity Report
A new report, No One Should Go to Bed Hungry: Food Insecurity among youth with government care experience in Metro Vancouver, led by TRRUST (Transition in Resources, Relationships, and Understanding Support Together), is bringing critically important attention to the reality of youth who face food insecurity. TRRUST is a collective impact initiative working to achieve systems-wide improvements in outcomes specifically for youth transitioning out of care (e.g., foster care) in Vancouver.